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Monday, June 11, 2012

Say what you mean & Mean what you say

How many of you have a Stupid-BS-O-Meter?

How many of you ignore it when dealing with people that you want to like?

You realize that is folly, I hope.

One of the characteristics I most admired about my Uncle is that while he loved me, he never hesitated to tell me when I was being stupid. Sugar-coating simply wasn't what he did. As an adult I have found I prefer to associate with such people, people who are not afraid to tell you what they think, and F* you if you can't handle the truth.

Don't get me wrong, there are proper times for polite silence.

But not in politics. Too many people define politics as some benign artifice, words used to lie or cheat to advantage, a "thing" they should strive to rise above and not participate. But politics, folks, is always a deadly serious topic. When discussions break down we bi-peds are left with two options: Walk away or pick up a weapon.

I have zero tolerance for BS in politics. Say what you mean, and mean what you say.

If you do not live up to your words, you are a hypocrite and your credibility is sh*t on all topics. And here in Washington, the kingdom of double-speak, the smarmiest of political animals like to change words so you can't immediately understand what they are trying to say. I'm sure many of you have heard the latest buzz-word "Optics" used by DC Spin Masters. It means "How is X interpreted by the average guy". If "...the optics are good..." then Joe Sixpack likes it. If the Optics are bad, Secretary Jane will not be pleased. (For the record, "Secretary" is another word you'll never hear in Washington anymore unless you are talking about a Cabinet Level politician).

We've all had experience with people who nuance their language to say one thing, yet mean another. "Sales & Marketing" means what it means to the speaker, and it means what it means to the listener, and the two are not always on the same page. Sometimes it is accidental. Usually, not so much.

Here is where "The Liberty Movement", especially our little corner of it, earns the dismissive derision of the public and politicians who pay us no mind: Too many of us say bold, powerful words (some of us LOVE coming up with new personal slogans) and yet, we do not live our statements.

You may say: "K, politicians do it all the time, why do we get held to a higher standard?"

The answer is: Firstly, we are not politicians. We are not expected to double-speak. We claim to be ideological descendants of the original III Patriots who stand tall and will go to arms for the noblest of causes. We claim to be "more moral" than most of our Countrymen. We claim to be the examples for our Countrymen to emulate on many topics.

Secondly, our Community freely talks of going to arms - the final recourse in politics.

When you say you are going to do something as serious as go to arms, and you blink - you've just surrendered every ounce of credibility you possess. If you say you are going to Thermopylae and you hang out in Athens instead, who's going to believe you when you claim the sky is blue? Why should they? You've claimed to be a high-speed, low-drag John Parker and you won't leave the couch when your own line in the sand is breached?

Please pay very careful attention to these words: I do not care if you choose to pay your taxes or if you choose to get a driver's license or you choose to bend knee to your local Sheriff and get your CCW. If you choose to play the game to keep Big Brother off your back a while longer, go for it.

But when you say things like "F* the State, I will not comply" and then you comply - hypocrite.

When you say things like "F* the Feds, I'll carry anywhere I want, whenever I want..." and then you apply for your CCW and pay the fee - hypocrite.

When you constantly put yourself upon an alter and deign to tell others how to live, to tell them to live in defiance of Evil Government mandates, when you tell people to stand straight and never bow down, and then you pay your taxes, get your Government approved CCW and make excuses for your failure to obey your own diktats and lines in the sand - hypocrisy defined.

I've gotten on MBV for these same hypocrises, there are plenty buried in his old posts at the original WRSA, especially when he is berating folks like Linoge while claiming the III will never back up. But this is not about MBV or any individual except for you. Be sure to say what you mean and mean what you say. Say your words simply and back them up. Especially do not set standards for others and then explain why you do not need to heed the same standard.

This is how we, the "Liberty Movement" will be taken seriously.

This entire post was inspired by a piece over at Kenny's place. You can read it, I'll link below. It is about 1170 of his neighbors in his AO who bent knee to the State and begged for the ability to exercise their innate Right to carry.

A second point is the recent incident in Denver, when LEO hauled drivers from their vehicles, handcuffed them and searched their cars. What would you have done if you had been there, and you had decided to carry without the blessing of the State? Would you have hit one with the grille of your truck and then come out shooting to defend your Rights? Would you have surrendered your piece (and your Rights) and gone to prison?

Live your words, whatever they may be.

Comply with the rules if that is the strategy you have adopted, but do not claim one strategy only to be proven a liar when the State calls your bluff. It makes us all look bad.

White Death: Simo Häyhä

Colonel Cooper: Evil Men

“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”

Daniel Webster

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern.

They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.

Seed for Patriots

Pat Buchanan

When Aaron Burr challenged Alexander Hamilton to a duel, and killed him, he was not attacking the First Amendment freedom of the press, but rather Hamilton, for defamation of Burr’s character, which had helped to destroy Burr’s career.

What the commentators seem to be saying about the assault on Charlie Hebdo is that not only is what is spoken or published protected by the First Amendment, but those who print and publish vile things must never suffer violent consequences.

People who believe this is attainable are living in a dream world, and may not be long for this one.

LGoPs - How to win Liberty in RevWarIII - in a week

After the demise of the best Airborne plan, a most terrifying effect occurs on the battlefield. This effect is known as the rule of the LGOPs (Little Groups of Paratroopers). This is, in its purest form, small groups of pissed-off 19 year old American paratroopers. They are well trained. They are armed to the teeth and lack serious adult supervision. They collectively remember the Commander's intent as "March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you" - or something like that. Happily they go about the day's work...Little Groups of Patriots. Each group conducting their own Liberty Restoration operations to clear their respective AOs.

Leaderless Resistance, following only the Commander's Intent.

Commander's Intent: Restoration of Rightful Liberty.

How: In the absence of orders, find something Evil and kill it.

Bring the materiel of war with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.

Kneecapping or Blue-on-Blue?

There is a difference, and I know it when I see it. Do you?

III Battle Flag

The nine vertical stripes that form the foundation of the flag are taken directly from the original Sons of Liberty flag who helped win Liberty and Freedom in America the first time. The blue field means the same on this Battle Flag as does the field of blue on Old Glory: Vigilance, perseverance, and justice. And the III represents every Patriot of every American generation who has ever suffered the burden of having to stand opposed to family and friends for Liberty.

III Chaplain Corps

Click the image to visit the III Chaplain Corps

Online Videos of CQB Course Techniques

Every single class I taught asked for techniques to be put online - here they are.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Blaming the Constitution for the political failures in America is like blaming the Bible for abortion...get it?

Gun Blog Black List

III Arms

The Citadel Project

Golitsyn was right...

The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.Pravda Article here

Miss Violet's Doctrine: Win

...I was raised by one of the most contentious and ornery women put on the planet who told my brothers and me that we weren't supposed to start fights, but by God if someone brings us one, we had better finish it or we'd answer to her, and she WAS scary! Her instructions were: Hit them, knock them down, get on top of them and keep slugging until they cried and gave up.Patriots, that's all there is to be said on the matter.

III to Liberty

Our Fathers Weep: It's the Constitution, Stupid!

Kerodin's first political book

III Percent

Historians claim that perhaps 3 percent of Colonists took arms and fought the British.

Today, I am not sanguine that we have 3% of any subgroup in America willing to fight for Liberty - and certainly not 3% are seeking DoI/BoR flavored Liberty.

But the title still represents that will, that mettle, grit and spirit to live as free men in a genuine state of Liberty.

By any means necessary.

The arms of the Militiaman are the birthright of every American, for use as needed to defend our unalienable Rights.

Those who would be our Masters, those who insist upon infringing upon our Liberty are enemies of the republic and of humanity.